At this time of year, we are all busy and it’s easy to be distracted, especially when you are trying to get half a billion presents ready. But that’s why it’s especially important to be on the look out for malicious cyber activity – just ask Mary Christmas...

Malaria impacts millions of people worldwide, with approximately 240 million cases and over 600,000 deaths each year. So what is being done to help combat this disease, which primarily affects young children? Here, we meet Rebecca, a volunteer participant in a malaria 'challenge' study run by the Draper Lab at the University of Oxford. A malaria 'challenge' study is where participants are intentionally infected with malaria in a controlled setting. Through such research, we can gain a clearer understanding of how the human body responds to malaria infection, test new vaccines and treatments and, ultimately, pave the way to a malaria-free world. Find out more at: https://draperlab.web.ox.ac.uk/home

We are seeking applications from an outstanding scientist to establish and lead a new research group in human microbiome science, advancing understanding of microbe–microbe and microbe–host interactio...

GP tutors from across the region gathered at St Hilda’s College for the 2025 Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences GP Tutors Conference, exploring how connected practice can support flourishing and innovation in primary care education.

Scientists from across Oxford have identified a key set of symptoms and developed a scoring system to help clinicians in frontline medical and mental health services consider the possibility of a rare form of encephalitis, which can sometimes be mistaken for psychosis.

A collaborative study, which includes contributions from the Nuffield Department of Orthopaedics, Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Sciences (NDORMS) researchers Aaron Crowther and supervisor Dario Carugo, explores new ways to model bladder biology and infection, allowing evaluation of antimicrobial therapies under physiologically relevant conditions.

More than 1.2 billion people worldwide are so iron-deficient that they develop iron-deficiency anaemia. The consequences include fatigue, dizziness, hair loss, greater risk of pregnancy complications,...

Eleven academics from the University of Oxford are to lead new research projects supported by European Research Council (ERC) Consolidator Grants. These grants support highly promising mid-career scientists of any nationality and any field with building a research team at an eligible host organisation.

What happens inside our brains as we age? In a collaborative research study recently published in Mechanisms of Ageing and Development, researchers used UK Biobank data to create an unprecedented map ...

The EACR's 'Highlights in Cancer Research' is a regular summary of the most interesting and impactful recent papers in cancer research.

The first volunteer has received a dose in a first-in-human trial of Oxford’s Lassa vaccine, marking a major milestone in the fight against the deadly virus.

Congratulations to Vy Wien Lai, whose image was chosen for 1st place in the UKRI Medical Research Council (MRC) and Medical Research Foundation (MRF)2025 Festive Science Image Competition

Around two thirds of patients with cancer diagnosed in England first present to primary care1 so encouraging timely referral of those with signs and symptoms of possible cancer is crucial to improve p...

In October 2025, researchers from the MRC Translational Immune Discovery Unit led activities on researching gut bacteria at Oxford Science + Ideas Festival.